Mission Statement

The mission of Tennessee Technological University (TTU)
Intercollegiate Athletics, based upon and consistent with the
University, is to encourage student scholarship and sportsmanship
with emphasis placed on helping student-athletes make appropriate
progress toward completion of their chosen academic degree program
and become productive members of society.

The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program serves as a rallying
point for the University as well as a public relations outlet for
University activities by striving to bring positive recognition to
TTU through a program built on concepts including excellence,
integrity, and enthusiasm.

Academic integrity is a key element in athletic decisions, thus
ensuring that the educational values, practices, and mission of the
University set the standard for the program. TTU's athletic program
strives for student-athlete excellence in competition and in the
academic setting. TTU seeks to field disciplined and competitive
athletic teams dedicated to observing sportsmanship and applicable
rules, to providing quality athletic training and medical support
to intercollegiate athletics, and to supporting the general welfare
of student-athletes.

The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program focuses on the overall
development of all persons participating in athletics. Ethical
conduct and good sportsmanship is promoted among faculty and
students, alumni and friends, athletics department staff, and
student-athletes. The program adheres to the policies, rules, and
guidelines of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA),
the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and the institution.

Intercollegiate Athletics is as supportive of women as of men
and as supportive of those in the minority as those in the
majority. The program is committed to complying with Title IX
regulations. Intercollegiate Athletics provides opportunities to
eligible persons without regard to age, gender, color, race,
religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.